History Of The Internet And Www

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This is a Quiz on the History of the Internet and the World Wide Web.


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  • 1. 

    What is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)?

    • A. 

      Hyperlinks

    • B. 

      Web Addresses

    • C. 

      Packets of Information

    • D. 

      Internet Protocol

    • E. 

      Client Server Networks

    Correct Answer
    B. Web Addresses
    Explanation
    These are the web addresses

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  • 2. 

    Who developed Email?

    • A. 

      Ray Tomlinson

    • B. 

      Tom Truscott

    • C. 

      Jim Ellis

    • D. 

      Tim Berners-Lee

    • E. 

      Jarkko Oikarinen

    Correct Answer
    A. Ray Tomlinson
    Explanation
    Ray Tomlinson in 1971.

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  • 3. 

    What does ARPANET stand for?

    • A. 

      American Research Project Agency Network

    • B. 

      American Research Projects Advanced Network

    • C. 

      Advanced Research Projects American Network

    • D. 

      Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

    • E. 

      All Purpose Research Projects Agency Network

    Correct Answer
    D. Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
    Explanation
    US Defence Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) set up the ARPANET in 1969.

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  • 4. 

    What is the name of the first Web Browser?

    • A. 

      Netscape Composer

    • B. 

      AOL (America on Line)

    • C. 

      CompuServe

    • D. 

      Mosaic

    • E. 

      Internet Explorer

    Correct Answer
    D. Mosaic
    Explanation
    In 1993 the first proper web-browser, Mosaic, was developed at the National Center for Supercomputer Applications. (NCSA).

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  • 5. 

    Who created the World Wide Web?

    • A. 

      Ray Tomlinson

    • B. 

      Jim Ellis

    • C. 

      Tim Berners-Lee

    • D. 

      Bill Gates

    • E. 

      Jarkko Oikarinen

    Correct Answer
    C. Tim Berners-Lee
    Explanation
    It was in 1990/1 that Tim Berners-Lee developed the World Wide Web, while working at the CERN Laboratories, in Switzerland.

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  • 6. 

    Which one of these is NOT a Search Engine?

    • A. 

      Google

    • B. 

      Archie

    • C. 

      Yahoo

    • D. 

      Excite

    • E. 

      Ask Jervis

    Correct Answer
    E. Ask Jervis
    Explanation
    Ask Jervis is not. Ask Jeeves was a Search Engine.

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  • 7. 

    What development founded the Internet?

    • A. 

      Circuit Switching

    • B. 

      Packet Switching

    • C. 

      Personal Computers

    • D. 

      Development of Email

    • E. 

      ARPANET

    Correct Answer
    B. Packet Switching
    Explanation
    The foundations of the Internet were formed when packet-switching networks came into operation in the 1960s.

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  • 8. 

    What did Jarkko Oikarinen create?

    • A. 

      Email

    • B. 

      World Wide Web

    • C. 

      Bulletin Boards

    • D. 

      Chat Rooms

    • E. 

      EBAY

    Correct Answer
    D. Chat Rooms
    Explanation
    Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was created by Jarkko Oikarinen in 1988 and enabled communities to form in chat rooms.

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  • 9. 

    Which one of these is NOT a Social Networking Site?

    • A. 

      My Space

    • B. 

      Facebook

    • C. 

      Friends Reunited

    • D. 

      Linkedlin

    • E. 

      BOBO

    Correct Answer
    E. BOBO
    Explanation
    BOBO should be Bebo. All the rest are Social Networking sites.

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  • 10. 

    What was the reason for Ebay's name?

    • A. 

      Named after Gerald Ebay

    • B. 

      Short for Echo Bay, the original trading name.

    • C. 

      Abbreviation for Everything Bought at the Auction Yard

    • D. 

      Named after the town it was developed in - Eagle Bay

    • E. 

      Stands for Electronic Buying Annuity Yields

    Correct Answer
    B. Short for Echo Bay, the original trading name.
    Explanation
    The creators tried to register it as Echo Bay, but the domain name was already taken.

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